The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) introduced the suspension of USA Cricket’s membership with instant impact, saying the choice has been taken after a “thorough review of affairs and extensive engagement with key stakeholders over the past year”.
In a media assertion, the worldwide governing physique blamed the USA Cricket for repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a ICC member.
The resolution comes within the build-up to cricket’s return to the Olympic calendar by the Los Angeles Games 2028, because the ICC has allowed USA’s nationwide groups to take part in its competitions and put together for the extravaganza.
“The decision, taken by the ICC Board during its meeting earlier, was based on USA Cricket’s repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a ICC Member under the ICC’s Constitution,” the ICC stated.
“These embrace, however should not restricted to, the failure to implement a practical governance construction, lack of progress towards attaining National Governing Body standing with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), and vital actions which have brought on reputational injury to cricket within the United States and around the globe,” it said.
The global governing body said the action was necessary to protect the “long term interests of the game” and that its top priority is to ensure that the athletes and the sport are unaffected by the suspension.
“ICC Board has decided that USA’s national teams will retain their right to participate in ICC events, including preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28),” the ICC said.
“The management and administration of USA national teams will temporarily be overseen by the ICC and/or its designated representatives to ensure continued support for the players and maintain momentum towards Olympic inclusion.” “This approach reflects the ICC’s firm commitment to upholding the best interests of cricketers in the USA and the sustenance of a High-performance and Player development program which will seek to elevate the stature and capabilities of players representing the USA,” it added.
The governing body said its Normalisation Committee, which is supported by the ICC’s management, will “outline the steps required for the suspension on USA Cricket to be lifted and its membership rights restored”.
“These will embrace demonstrable and particular modifications to USA Cricket’s governance construction, operations and total standing within the Cricket ecosystem. The Normalisation Committee can even monitor USA Cricket’s progress and supply consultatory assist,” it added.
Despite being the co-hosts of final 12 months’s T20 World Cup within the Americas, the USA Cricket was positioned on discover on the ICC’s annual normal assembly in 2024 “for non-compliance with ICC Membership Criteria and given 12 months to remedy that non-compliance”.
